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Guessing Game: Dyke Drama, Dickens Style

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  • Marnie
    December 13, 2022 at 2:34 am

    Finally, content specifically targeted at me.

    🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢–🟢🟢🟢–🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢

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  • Pallas
    December 13, 2022 at 2:35 am

    Woof, this one was very hard for me! But very fun as always :))))

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  • aj
    December 13, 2022 at 3:48 am

    I kept trying to make it about comics and Bearing & Wells!

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  • Kate
    December 13, 2022 at 5:09 am

    Dyke Drama, Dickens Style
    ️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪–🟢🟢🟢–️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪
    🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢–🟡🟡⚫️–🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢

    very happy with this considering I don’t know what the Dickens the clue was referring to.

    But dyke drama and word puzzles I am familiar with

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  • KatieRainyDay
    December 13, 2022 at 5:12 am

    Finally got one! Right up my alley

    🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢–🟢🟢🟢–🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢

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  • hihello
    December 13, 2022 at 5:24 am

    oh the drama

    Dyke Drama, Dickens Style
    🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢–️⚪️⚪️⚪–️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪
    🟢🟢⚫️⚫️🟢🟢🟢–️⚪️⚪️⚪–️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪
    ⚫️⚫️🟡⚫️🟢🟢🟢–️⚪️⚪️⚪–️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪
    ⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️🟢🟢🟢–️⚪️⚪️⚪–🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢
    ⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️🟢⚫️🟡–🟢🟢🟢–⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️🟡⚫️

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  • jenesaiswha
    December 13, 2022 at 6:16 am

    When I saw the theme my first thought was “The Fingersmith” and then somehow it took me a while to find “Tipping”. Waters definitely has a niche…

    🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢–️⚪️⚪️⚪–️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪
    🟡⚫️⚫️⚫️🟢🟢🟢–️⚪️⚪️⚪–️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪
    🟡⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️–️⚪️⚪️⚪–️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪
    ⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️–🟢🟢🟢–🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢

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  • Julia Hartmann
    December 13, 2022 at 7:11 am

    It took me a minute but then it came to me! Love doing these

    Dyke Drama, Dickens Style
    🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢–️⚪️⚪️⚪–️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪
    ⚫️🟢⚫️⚫️🟢🟢🟢–🟢🟢🟢–️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪
    ⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️🟢⚫️🟡–⚫️⚫️⚫️–🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢

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  • Stacey
    December 13, 2022 at 7:35 am

    Aaaah that took me longer than it should have!
    Dyke Drama, Dickens Style
    🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢–️⚪️⚪️⚪–️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪
    ⚫️🟡⚫️⚫️🟢⚫️⚫️–🟢🟢🟢–🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢
    ⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️🟡⚫️–⚫️⚫️🟢–⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️🟢⚫️

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  • Riese
    December 13, 2022 at 7:58 am

    Dyke Drama, Dickens Style
    🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢–🟢🟢🟢–️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪
    🟢🟢🟡⚫️⚫️🟡⚫️–🟢⚫️⚫️–🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢
    🟢⚫️⚫️🟡⚫️🟡⚫️–🟢⚫️⚫️–⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️🟢🟢
    ⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️🟡⚫️⚫️–⚫️⚫️⚫️–⚫️⚫️🟡⚫️⚫️🟢

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  • cleo
    December 13, 2022 at 8:25 am

    I was thinking of the wrong Dickens but once I figured out that it wasn’t referring to the creator of Foolish Child, I got it. Thanks for the little dopamine shot on a gray, blustery morning.

    Dyke Drama, Dickens Style
    ️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪–🟢🟢🟢–🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢
    🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢–⚫️⚫️⚫️–⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️🟢⚫️
    ⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️🟢⚫️⚫️–⚫️⚫️⚫️–⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️🟡

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  • Arvan12
    December 13, 2022 at 9:41 am

    My brain still has trouble coming up with words that aren’t exactly five letters. But once I got the first word the clue did the rest!

    Dyke Drama, Dickens Style
    🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢–️⚪️⚪️⚪–️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪
    ⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️🟡🟡–️⚪️⚪️⚪–️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪
    ⚫️🟡⚫️⚫️🟡⚫️⚫️–🟢🟢🟢–🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢

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    • Darcy
      December 13, 2022 at 10:38 am

      same, arvan! i get so grumpy when the first word isn’t 5 letters but once i crack that first word i’ve got it!

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  • Nat
    December 13, 2022 at 10:33 am

    ⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪–🟢🟢🟢–️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪
    🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢–⚫️⚫️⚫️–🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢

    I too wanted to somehow fill those bubbles with beringg and wellss before figuring it out!

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  • Lyre
    December 13, 2022 at 11:58 am

    I’m so disappointed in myself for how long it took me to guess this!!! I love this [redacted]!!

    Dyke Drama, Dickens Style
    🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢–️⚪️⚪️⚪–️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪
    🟡🟢🟡⚫️🟢🟢🟢–️⚪️⚪️⚪–️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪
    ⚫️⚫️🟡⚫️🟢🟢🟢–️⚪️⚪️⚪–️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪
    ⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️🟢🟢🟢–🟢🟢🟢–️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪
    ⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️🟢🟢🟢–⚫️⚫️⚫️–🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢
    ⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️🟢⚫️🟡–⚫️⚫️⚫️–⚫️⚫️🟡⚫️⚫️⚫️

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  • :)
    December 13, 2022 at 1:08 pm

    Someone else once said starting with the short word is a mistake. I should’ve listened.
    Dyke Drama, Dickens Style
    ️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪–🟢🟢🟢–️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪
    ️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪–⚫️⚫️🟡–️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪
    ️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪–⚫️⚫️⚫️–️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪
    🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢–⚫️⚫️⚫️–️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪
    ⚫️⚫️⚫️🟢🟢🟢🟢–⚫️⚫️⚫️–🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢

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  • Sollemnia
    December 13, 2022 at 1:12 pm

    6 minutes and 23 seconds – I was VERY scared I’d lose because of the 2nd word!

    Dyke Drama, Dickens Style
    ️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪–🟢🟢🟢–️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪
    🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢–🟢⚫️🟢–️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪
    🟢⚫️🟡⚫️🟢🟢🟢–🟢⚫️🟢–🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢
    🟡⚫️🟡⚫️🟢🟢🟢–🟢⚫️🟢–🟡🟢🟡⚫️🟢⚫️
    ⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️🟢🟢🟢–⚫️🟡🟡–🟡🟢⚫️⚫️🟡🟡
    🟡⚫️⚫️⚫️🟡⚫️⚫️–⚫️⚫️⚫️–⚫️🟢⚫️🟡⚫️⚫️

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  • Serena
    December 13, 2022 at 5:53 pm

    Took me longer than it should have, because i just kept thinking about the dykiest Dickens character (Miss Wade from Little Dorrit)

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  • Brigid
    December 14, 2022 at 11:51 am

    Dyke Drama, Dickens Style
    🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢–️⚪️⚪️⚪–🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢
    🟢⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️⚫️–🟢🟢🟢–⚫️🟡⚫️⚫️🟢⚫️

    very pleasantly surprised!

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  • SodaPop
    December 16, 2022 at 6:46 am

    I’m surprised I got this on the first try!

    Dyke Drama, Dickens Style
    🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢–🟢🟢🟢–🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢

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